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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum February 9th 20, 07:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop,uk.d-i-y,alt.home.repair
Replies: 62
Views: 769
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Why doesn't everything use solid aluminium capacitors?

Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:55:15 -0000, Fredxx wrote:

On 09/02/2020 11:41:25, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Motherboards used them over a decade ago, so...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 22nd 19, 08:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 1,157
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
BSOD?

Paul wrote:
Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
A mate came round about a week ago, he said that his card reader
would not work on W7 but would work on XP......... yes, okay.
He had this very large...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 22nd 19, 06:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 1,157
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
BSOD?

A mate came round about a week ago, he said that his card reader would not
work on W7 but would work on XP......... yes, okay.
He had this very large 20 year old Kodak card reader, it did not work...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 20th 19, 09:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 14
Views: 1,233
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Patch Your XP & Win 7 Boxen!

wrote:
On Sat, 18 May 2019 22:26:44 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

"Paul" wrote

The catalog link would give a download of...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 8th 19, 12:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 441
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Firefox

Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
I notice that Firefox 51.0.1 has disabled Adblock Plus.
Anybody have any ideas on this, or a different adblocker that will
work?

I beg your pardons, I did not see the...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 8th 19, 12:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 441
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Firefox

I notice that Firefox 51.0.1 has disabled Adblock Plus.
Anybody have any ideas on this, or a different adblocker that will work?
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 31st 19, 10:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 567
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Green light?

Apd wrote:
"Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote:
Every so often the little green online light (two little computers)
disappears from the toolbar, but I'm still online.

Do you connect automatically...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 30th 19, 12:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 567
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Green light?

Every so often the little green online light (two little computers)
disappears from the toolbar, but I'm still online.
I put the light back by unticking the box in network settings, and then...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 14th 19, 03:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 566
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
BSOD!

Paul wrote:
Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Turned on my elderly XP computer this morning and got it for the
very first time. I panicked - Ctrl Alt Delete and everything was
fine. Three turns...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 13th 19, 02:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 566
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
BSOD!

Turned on my elderly XP computer this morning and got it for the very first
time. I panicked - Ctrl Alt Delete and everything was fine. Three turns
off/on and everything is fine. Not much...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum January 6th 19, 05:22 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 106
Views: 2,241
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
How to connect to a wireless device (a video camera's memory card) from windows 10?

Mike wrote:
On 1/5/2019 6:09 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 06 Jan 2019 02:02:43 -0000, Patrick
wrote:

On 06/01/2019 01:58, Commander Kinsey wrote:
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 2nd 18, 04:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 76
Views: 2,398
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
O.T. Cleaning computer

R.Wieser wrote:
Pounder,

Are you suggesting that I remove the cover off one of them, find the
earth and hold it?

Exactly that.

... unless you do not trust your own homes wiring in...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 2nd 18, 03:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 76
Views: 2,398
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
O.T. Cleaning computer

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire
writes:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 1st 18, 06:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 76
Views: 2,398
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
O.T. Cleaning computer

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire
writes:
[]
Oh, I've always earthed myself to a radiator before I take...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 30th 18, 05:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 76
Views: 2,398
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
O.T. Cleaning computer

Mark Twain wrote:
What are your thoughts about cleaning
the inside of computers with anti-static
brushes, compressed air, vacuum?

I've always been leery about brushing the
motherboard etc...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum October 21st 18, 04:31 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 109
Views: 2,290
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Why isn't closing a program or game instantaneous?

Jimmy Wilkinson Knife wrote:
On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 16:49:32 +0100, Mr Pounder Esquire
wrote:
nospam wrote:
In article ,...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum October 20th 18, 04:49 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 109
Views: 2,290
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Why isn't closing a program or game instantaneous?

nospam wrote:
In article , Jimmy Wilkinson
Knife wrote:

Explain to me how it takes time to delete RAM.

what for? you have no clue and...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum August 24th 18, 05:18 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 29
Views: 1,085
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
AVG AntiVirus Free question.

FredW wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 23:51:04 +1000, Daniel60
wrote:

Win7Pro on a HP6730b laptop with AVG AntiVirus Free installed.

Each time I boot my...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum August 22nd 18, 04:46 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 606
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
AVG "inefficieny system settings" and "redundant apps"

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Mr Pounder Esquire
writes:
[]
AVG has been telling me this sort of crap for years.
...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum August 21st 18, 06:07 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 606
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
AVG "inefficieny system settings" and "redundant apps"

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In its periodic attempts to make me buy the (or some) product, AVG
free occasionally pops up brief information about things "wrong" with
my system; usually, if I...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 2nd 18, 04:51 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 896
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Hate CCleaner !

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Andy
writes:
I unchecked mine rebooted the computer and it didnot come back:) to
get the...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 2nd 18, 04:44 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 896
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Hate CCleaner !

Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Shadow wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:11:53 +0100, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote:

Though I read somewhere that ALL recent...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 2nd 18, 04:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 896
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Hate CCleaner !

Shadow wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:11:53 +0100, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote:

Though I read somewhere that ALL recent versions are malware
(adware is...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 31st 18, 07:11 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 896
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Hate CCleaner !

Shadow wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:35:58 +0100, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote:

Shadow wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:09:05 -0400, "George" ...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 30th 18, 06:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 896
Posted By Mr Pounder Esquire
Hate CCleaner !

Shadow wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:09:05 -0400, "George" wrote:


"Shadow" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 28...
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